GLU News and Press, Gabelli Global Utility of Beneficial Ownership From 06/13/22

7 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 11 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. CLM/CRF rights offerings expiring this week. NEV/NZF have merged. BTO increases its quarterly distribution. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: June 5, ...

GLU's rights offering is now live. Rights are discounted versus their intrinsic value, possibly arbitrage opportunity. Do not subscribe if GLU drops below $16 at expiry. For further details see: GLU: Rights Offering Quick Notes

The Board of Trustees of The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust (NYSE American: GLU) (the “Fund”) has approved a transferable rights offering which would allow the Fund’s record date common shareholders to acquire additional common shares (the “Offerin...

GDV discount has been widening throughout the volatility of 2022. While this fund generally trades at a discount, this discount represents a relatively deeper discount than usual over the last several years. The fund pays out a steady monthly distribution; since inception, they cu...

Warren Buffett once listed the only 3 ways that a smart person can go broke. We zero in on one of those reasons to explain why it is so dangerous for investors. We then make the connection to why we don't buy CEFs. For further details see: Buffett Warns Of How Smart Peop...

Several of the utility/infrastructure funds in the CEF space are pretty popular. The utility and infrastructure space can be a good fit for a CEF portfolio, providing steady income through regular cash flow due to being necessary for everyday life. We will be looking at a review o...

Four out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and three out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last two weeks. SPE has an upcoming tender offer. GUT has a rights offering coming up. JPT tender offer and FTF rights offering completed. For further details see: Weekly Closed-...

There were a total of 7 closed-end funds that have never cut their distributions with inceptions before 2008/09's GFC. We will see the loss of one of those names with PKO set to merge with PDI. Another position on this list, GOF, is going through a bit of a transformation but hasn...

Defensive stocks are often misunderstood. In recent years, even when they have delivered strong and steady earnings, returns have disappointed. After a period of underperformance for defensives, a broadening market can represent real opportunity. Beyond utilities, we believe that ...

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...